Letters to Scottish authorities on Police Scotland's plans to use live facial recognition technology (October 2025)
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Our letters to the Scottish authorities calling on them to drop plans to use live facial recognition technology in policing and law enforcement across Scotland
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Download: Letter to the Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs (166.5 KB PDF)
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Download: Letter to the Chief Constable, Police Scotland and the Chair of the Scottish Police Authority (October 2025) (170.7 KB PDF)
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